Archive for the ‘Festivals’ Category

Virginia is getting its first 2-day comic convention in 25 years. VA Comic Con is coming to Richmond November 21-22. I thought we had some writers here from Richmond that would have told you about this sooner, but I’m still the only one writing here…

Stephen Colbert has taken it upon himself and the Colbert Nation to sponsor the American Speedskating team in the upcoming Vancouver Olympics. The team was sponsored by the DSB Bank NV, but due to bankruptcy in October, the Bank is out of cash.

For those that don’t know, Shel Dorf founded Comic-Con. He was the brains behind it all. Mr. Dorf, pictured to the left looking classy, passed away November 4, 2009. He was 76 years old, and was undergoing treatments for diabetes through the past year.

Whoa whoa whoa..Calm down, put the shotgun away. Zombies didn’t really invade a mall, at least not real zombies. On October 11th a group of 2,000 people dressed as zombies and “invaded” Monroeville Mall.

This hoard of the undead shambled through the mall George A. Romero used for his zombie tale Dawn of the Dead. For other zombie fans, that mall is not just a shopping center, but a cultural icon.

The Wall Street Journal has a write up of the event along with a great gallery of images from the invasion.

The Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride will be taking place tomorrow night at Dusk. They hope to promote positive body image, self-sufficiency, community building, and above all to raise awareness about using less fossil fuels and saving the planet.

The ride happens tomorrow night, rain or shine. So if you’re in the Philly area and want to see naked people riding bikes, or want to participate keep an eye out for nudist cyclers. I wish I could tell you exactly where the event will be taking place, but that is a well kept secret.

Only those that sign up to the mailing list as a rider are giving the knowledge about the meeting place. If you wanna ride jump over to the PNBR website.

Ah Dubai, the place to go when you’ve got a lot of money and you wanna build something insane. Did you know they have their own indoor ski resort. Yeah, and INDOOR ski resort. Now SEGA has joined in on the fun.

Mobile Suit Gundam isn’t the only giant robot series to get a equally as giant replica statue. Gigantor will be getting a statue version of himself as well! It begs the question who would win in a fight between the two.